Teen texted sister 'I'm on the way' moments before being killed by drunk RV driver who 'left him in the street' to die, cops and family say

A Nevada teen texted his sister "I'm connected the way" conscionable minutes earlier being tally implicit successful a crosswalk by a drunk man successful a stolen RV who "left him successful the street" to die, cops and household say.

"He texted maine astatine 5:41 helium was coming to my house," said Azalia Estrada, sister of 17-year-old unfortunate Eric Estrada, successful an interrogation with section NBC affiliate KSNV. "Boom, astatine six they get a telephone that he's nary longer here."

Eric, who was from Las Vegas, was walking successful a marked crosswalk astatine Lake Mead Boulevard and Lamont Street erstwhile Mark Clayton, 55, slammed into him with the stolen RV astir 5:48 p.m. and past fled, according to a Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department press release.

The crosswalk is reportedly adjacent 3 antithetic schools successful the area: Sandy Searles Miller Academy, Lynch Elementary School, and Monaco Middle School.

Clayton was successful a 1996 Fleetwood Pace Arrow Motor Home and traveling eastbound connected Lake Mead Boulevard erstwhile helium "failed to output the right-of-way" to Eric arsenic helium was "in the crosswalk," cops say. Surveillance video shows the RV approaching the intersection seconds earlier the clang happened, KSNV reports.

"The beforehand of the Fleetwood struck the pedestrian, projecting him eastward and onto the roadway," the constabulary property merchandise alleges. "The operator of the Fleetwood fled the collision country without rendering assistance oregon calling 911."

Azalia Estrada told KSNV, "My member did not merit this. My member deserves justice."

Clayton was "later located and showed signs of impairment," according to police. He was booked connected DUI and hit-and-run charges, with a container of meth besides being recovered wrong the RV helium was driving, according to KSNV.

Clayton is being held without bail.

"Left him successful the thoroughfare without adjacent checking if helium was okay," a GoFundMe for Eric's household says. "Eric was a fantastic kid and a loving brother," the statement adds. "No 1 deserves to dice similar this, and our household is devastated by this abrupt loss."